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Higgins “The Conversation” Commentary on Incentives for Quitting Smoking Picked Up by U.S. Daily Media Outlets

April 3, 2017 by Kate Skinas

Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, authored a commentary piece in The Conversation that highlighted the success he and colleagues have achieved in research on the effects of financial incentives in promoting smoking cessation.

Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., Director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (Photo: LCOM Creative Services)

(MARCH 27, 2017) Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, authored a commentary piece in The Conversation that highlighted the success he and colleagues have achieved in research on the effects of financial incentives in promoting smoking cessation. A number of daily newspaper sites across the country featured his piece.

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